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Man convicted for modding Xbox
While the new generation of consoles is getting closer, the BBC is reporting that a man has been convicted for chipping the original Xbox and selling it with a bigger harddisk that included several games
People have been doing this for year already, I find it strange it took almost 4 years to get someone convicted...
The Cambridge graduate was sentenced at Caerphilly Magistrates Court to 140 hours of community service.
The man had been selling modified Xbox consoles which he fitted with a big hard drive containing 80 games.
"This case sets a major precedent which marks a milestone in the fight against piracy," said games industry spokesman Michael Rawlinson.
The man had been selling modified Xbox consoles which he fitted with a big hard drive containing 80 games.
"This case sets a major precedent which marks a milestone in the fight against piracy," said games industry spokesman Michael Rawlinson.
People have been doing this for year already, I find it strange it took almost 4 years to get someone convicted...
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Anonymous
Anyway, I thought the topic was a bit misleading, thought a man was convicted for modding an Xbox, but has was convicted for selling modded Xbox'es :p
DoubleD
True :)
Besides that, GOOD that there's a conviction ! Modding and selling for a profit ... bah !
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